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MARTEN, Esq. in the Chair, The following Remittances were ordered to be made : To Denby, in the Parish of PenistAme - - X5O To the Blackburn Committee, for several Townships in the neighbourhood - - - - 200 To the Parish of Dewsbury, including Ossett, and other Townships - - - • - 100 To Ainsworth, in Middleton - - - 50 To St. John' s L ees , near Old ham - - - 100 To Aighton-Bailey, Chaigley, &c. - - 100 Td Little Heaton, near Prestwich - - 7b To Uley, Glouce s t ers hi re - - -. 200 To Great L ever , i n Middl eton - - - 75 .1:940 Artuntut of Subscriptions already advertised X 106,048 se. 1/d, ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Juvenile Offerings from a small Establish ment of Young Ladies in Kent -0/. Ils. lid. J. J. . 1 0 Inhabitants of the Pa rish of West Inure and Talland 30/. las. lid. Subscription from Ulver stone and various Pa rishes and Townships in the Neighbourhood, viz.— 1 Rampside -2/. 3s. lii. ! }lnstil waite • 8 0 Staveley - - 14 0 Woodland - 5 9 Flookburgh - 3 0 Rusland - 3 2 Blawith -5/. 10s. 2d. Tower 1 0 - Juloth 0 15 Lindale, In Curtmell 2 10 Bronghton, in Furnys 21 11 Lowick - 21. 15s. 3d. Penny Bridge 8/. Iss. M. Ilawkshead 281. 14s. Id. Walney - 2 0 Bel'. J. Kiekland 1 0 Lr. Stonard - 10 0 John Postleth waite 2 ' 0 Robert Jeams 1 1 Jeffery Smith 8 :0 Clerks and Workmen of Ditto . 2 11 Mrs. Smith - 1 Sundry small Subscrip tions Sundry Captains trading to Cotton's Wharf 1 11 Wm. Stohart 1 0 Per Rogers and Co. Spence, Baggallay, and %Vestal! - 26 h Clericus • - 2 0 Per Hankey and Co. Rev. John untfrey, of Wroxham, Noriblk 20 0 First Subscription front Colchester, per Messrs. Al ills and Co. 150 0 Sparkes and Co., Exeter 20 0 J. W. 5 0 Curtis, Robarts, and Co. Rev. B.M. Rudd, 'Kent- Rey, Worcestershire 5 0 Miss Warner, ditto, se. cond subscription 1 0 _ _ Lees and Co. lA. D. . 1 0 Martin, Stone, & Co. George Telford, Esq. 5 0 Per Glyn and Co. Collection at Brailes, In Warwickshire, after a Sermon by the Rev. C. Smalley 15/: 10s. 6d. Wolaton, Vi r arwickshire, . • by the Rev. J. C. Roberts 141. ss. lid. Per Barnett and Co. W. Y. Davenport, 1/a.. , venport.house,Shrop. 1 shire - - 10 0 Rev. Dr. Maltby 5 5 Per Barclay, Tritton, and Co. Subscription at Exeter, perSanders,Son&Co. 150 0 Subscriptions from the Wesleyan Methodists at Great Yarmouth, Nortelk . . 32 0 Alex. Read . • 5 0 Per Williams and Co. Rev. F. II omfray, an ad. ditional subscription 3 0 Monmouthshire Yeo manry Cavalry, one day's pay - 32 . Per Sir Claude Scott and Co. X. Y. Z. - - 1 0 Per Ilammeraleys and Co. E.U. - - 1 0 Per Drummond and Co. Hon. I'. H. Abbott I 1 C. B. Z. - 5 0 Sir Graham Moore 5 0 Per Coutts and Co. John Forbes . 1 1 Per Wright and Co. Edward Doughty 50 0 Per Child and CO. Miss Bourchier 1 0 Charles Brodrick 2 0 lion. Mrs. C. Ifrodrick 1 0 Per Prtieds and Co. Sir D.Mackworth, Bart. 10 0 Wm. T. Praed 10 0 123 'A 8 Mrs. Tatham Few Friends frequent. ing the Coffee Room nt the Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell 'Green 5 0 .Collection at Dudding tunChapel,nearSollll- - per Valentine Godfrey - R. G. - Town of Henley and its Neigltbourhood,from W. Parker, per Grote and Co. - - 80 14' Collection at Percy Chapel, (St. Pancras) Charlotte-street,Red ford-square, per the Rev. Janie* H. Stew art, A.m. .11 mister, May 28 201;/. Pis. 10d. Philanthropos - 1 0 First Collection after a Sermon at Edmonton Church, by the llev. Dawson Warren M. Os. 64. Thomas Jackson, Cam berwell Terrace Ilanry Ssuitlt , Peckham House Collection at St. Giles's Church, Camberwell, after a sermon by the Rev. J. G. Stone, Vicar . 2s. 101 d. Itanelagh Chapel, Chel sea, per Rev. R. 11. Shepherd, additional to 381. 21. 104. Per Smith, Payne, anti Co. John Colt and Co., by Curries and Co. 20 0 Per Fry and Co. Per Parishes of Ashford andAshley,Middlesex 5 15 Per Sansont and Postlethwaite. Sansom and Postle thWiiite - 105 0 J. °remand Co. - 10 10 Agra. Colcbatch . • 1 Hugh hGray - 6 Itev. J. Brasse, Wal ' them Cross - 22 1 Subscriptions received by the Bankers in town and coun try ; and at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, Where the Committee meet daily. 1 I 4 0 I 0 28 0 25 0 Per Goslings. Rev. John Harris 1 Cap tain A. Drummond, R.N. 1 Charles Vignoles . 1 Simile! Harker . 19 Mrs. M. Si. E. Barker 6 Lodge Club, St. Mar tin's, Salop • ' W. H. HYETT, Sec. Applications to the Connnittee must be addressed to" Francis RFreeief ltn Comin tlee . London," and superscribed " Alanufacturers' el ." ______ QUPERIOR, P 001) for CIIII,DREN,-IN k7 VALIDS, and Others...:AORINSON'S PA'rENT BARLEY, for making superior Burley Water in ten minutes, anti PATENT GROATS, for making superior Gruel in ten minutes._The Patentee solicits attention to the following do content : (Copy.) ApothCCUr les' 11411, London, Feb.B, 1826. Sir--I have analyzed your Groats and Barley Powder, which you, having his Alajesty's Letters Patent 6)r the sole manufac turing of the same, properly denominate " Patent Barl and Patent Groats." have no hesit a ti on in declaring them to be genuine powders of the best - Barley and Oata I ever saw. I consider it a public advantage, and of great importance in the medical world, that, by your mode of preparation, a valuable fine mucilaginous beverage and food may be obtained in a few Minutes. I have also analyzed some samples—imitations of your articles —.which ere " warranted free from adulteration these I pronounce to be compositions of different meals, cones luently, neith er p ure Barley Water nor Out G rue l can b e ma d e nom them- I am, Sir, your obedient servant. • • I !QM RD •C To M r . M. R o bi nson , R e d Lion. I strect, HolbornLAßßE... The above testimonial, from a Gentleman Who has ulready 'watered the public much service, by exposing various delete rious mixtures anti adulterations in articles of general consump tion, added to the recommendation of the medical ‘ profession make it unn ecessar y f or t h e P ropr i etors to do mom than state, , that none are genuine which do not bear the words " Robin son's Patent," the Royal Arnie, and the signature of " Alatts. Robinson."' Sold retail, in Papers of I lb. and Canisters of 21b., by most re spectable Druggists and Grocers throughout th e ki ngdom ; and, 'wholetiale, by teh Patentee and Manufacturer, Matthew Robin son and Co., No. 64, Red Lion-Street, Holborn, London ; who supplies 'the-Shorting. World with an excellent Article for founds, Am the Patentee of the Prepared Barley and Groats havin g a considerable quantity of Offal or Waste Meal, which answers much better than the common barley or oat meal for feeding Dogs, &c. Noblemen and Gentlemen may be supplied in quantities not less than 1 cwt. at 18s., or at IN. per ton. Cows, Pigs, and Poultry thrive- particularly well upon this meal. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1826 This Day was publi s h e d, i n O ne V ol. 12mo pr i ce 10 s. bd s. A N INDEX, con t a i n i ng the Nimes anal Geogra. graphical Positions of all Placel'in the MAPS of INDIA; designed _to facilitate the -use of those Maps, and especially that 01 the newly constructed and extended Map of India, lately, pub lished by Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen, Booksellers to the Hon. the East India Company. London : Printed for Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen, Leaden hall-street. BENEFIT SOCIETIES.—No. 1. The Report of the Select Committee of Inquiry into the Imes of Friendly Sot ties has rendered• the subject interesting, and most Journals have been slightly touching upon the question, but we have as yet seen no suggestion that can promote the interests of these Societies, nor do we find that any desire to grapple with the subject is manifested by the public. It is no easy task to reconcile the prejudices of the working classes to a change in the constitution of these Societies, yet it cats, be. demonstrated ,that they abound. in evils which destroy the advantages which belong to the system of mutual insurance, and render mis chievous the very establiShments whiCh ought to con fer an extendedbenefit upon all classes of the Com munity. The public will not always consider that the removal of an evil may convert bad into good, but too often condemn an object which is i n it se lf unexcep tionable, Mer e ly b ecaus e it. does not distinguish be tween a bad measure, and the abuse of a good one. If this observation apply more forcibly to one sub ject than to another, that subject must be Friendly So cieties. In a perfect state they afford the most powerful incentives to industry and economy, and the strongest antidote to pauperism. They inculcate benevolence, encourage the best f ee li ngs o f h uman i ty , an d they teach that happy independence which makes a man know his superiority over the . ,idler and th e d run kard—but to one mistak e n m easure in the onset may be ascribed so many evils, that these-institutions have already been a frightful and prolific source of mischief. As an illustration of this, we quote from the address of a Society formed for ,the purpose of promoting their improvement, a passage peculiarly applicable to the case : " It is dear," says this address, " that Benefit Societies re quire reformation. Do they teach soberness ? They are held at public houses. Do they encourag4 economy ? They en force the spending of money in liquori Can their members rely upon them for the support which they hold out? Too many of them fail, and the hopes of the contributors end in tnisery and disappointment. nut these evils do not be.- long to the system. Benefit Clubs have been neglected by the higher classes, until sn much mischief has been mixed up with their operations, that' it becomes necessary to take imme diate and active measures for their improvement where it may be practicable, and for the establishment of good societies wherever obstacles may be raised to the amendment of the old." And an anonymous writer on the.aitMe subject, who has entered deeply into the question, speaking Of the earliest attempts of the working classes to unite for the support of each other in sickness and old age, says— " At this period it was at once the duty and the • interest of the more wealthy classes to patronize their efforts and encourage their undertakings ; but instead of this they were driven, by the indifference of their superiors, to seek accommodation for their club business in the top-room, awl security for their funds in the hands of the hipster ; and it is not too touch to say, that to the associates peculiar to the one, and the sinister designs or ailure of the other, aided as they were by the general ignorance of the members,. may bo attributed the accumulated evils under whit:: they now exist." And what has the mischief led to ? The establish ment of Savings Banks, not to be supported on. their own merits, not to assist clubs, but as a measure of op position to the Societies, and their Patrons, sought to raise the one on the ruins of the other ; but surely it will be seen that they cannot have the same effect, they cannot answer the same purpose, their objects and power s are tota ll y diff erent. In another address from the Institution to which we have before alluded, the effect of the two measures are well described ; and although the abuse of the system, the meetings at public houses, the miscalculation,' and' other evils, are strongly reprobat e d - by t h e S oc i ety i n quest i on ; i t puts forth an admirable defence of the system. " The Benefit Society, it is observed, "sustains a man in sick ness, and affords a provision for his family at his death, even if his claims should have exhausted ten times the amount of his deposits : the Savings' Bank supports a man in sickness only till his savings are expended, and he is then,destitnte. In the former, men are bound together by every tic which tends to exalt the national cha racter, and become at once independent, whether their future lives be distinguished by health - and plenty, or embittered by poverty and sickness --in the latter, their only hopes depend nn a long and healthy life, which alone could make their drop-like accumu lation* adequate to the emulsion necessities of age;--in the former the contributors are generous in health, and independent in sick ness : in the latter, the fortunate are misers, and the afflicted, paupers. The superiority of the Member of u Friendly Society over the Contributor to a Savings'. Bank is striking; and were there no other coiraiderations than the effects of the two Institutions upon the &meter of their Members, the country might rejoice that the operations of Friendly Societies annually extend through e wider circle, and tend 'to strengthen all the sentiments which have placed the working classes ef-England, both in a moral and and intellectual sense, fur above those of any other nation in the world. " To the enemies of Friendly Societies let it be told, that the Members of these institutions have distributed amongst one another from their common purse,'during times of difficulty and instead of Friendly sivietio,-the sick Meinbers who thus, of trial, no le ss a sum th an one and a half S ter li ng, 'an - nuttily ; and that, had all the Members .eontribut e d to Savin gs ' Banks, partook of the depo s it s o f the whole, would ha v e b e e n only enti tled to their single stocks, and must have gone to the parish, or to other source for nine tenth* of this amount. We shall resume the subject. It is one in which every individual in the kingdom is interested, and is almost inexhaustible. John Bull exc us es the cu re bto which o ur f ema l e or ladi es an d their each oth er , correspondent condemned, lately condeed, grooms ruling alongside of by observin g that servants have been so much lectured a n d polished up by Societieh and Institutions, that it is difficult to find those who will condescend to ride in any other fashion. Majesty TMENTs. 14: NEW C OLONIAL ArvoiN has been pleased to.eppoint A. Baxster, Esq. to the office of Attorney-General in the Colony of New South Wales, and James Holland, Esq. (late the Attorney- General of the Bermuda Wands) to be Solicitor-Ge neral and Commissioner of the Courts of R equest i n the same Colony, in the room of J. Stephen, Esq. promoted to a Puisne Jude. His Majesty has also appointed J. P. Musson, Esq. to be Attorney -General' and Advocate-General in the Bermuda. Islands, in the place of Mr. Holland. EAST INDIA HOUSE, MAY 21., 1816. rr HE COURT Of DIRECTORS of th e 11- UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to . the EAST INDIES do hereby give Notice, ' That the QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY, appointed to be held at their House in Leadenhall , street, on Wednesday, the 21st June neat, is made SPECIAL, for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors, for their appro bation, a Resolution of the Court of Directors of the Sd instant, providing, that Captain Michael, of the Madras Establishment, upon his resigning the Military Service, in order that he may continue to act as Mahratta Translator to the Tanjore Commis sioners in England, in which capacity he receives a Salary of 6921. 10s. per annum, shall be granted upon the Tames and Condition, therein stated, a continuance of that Salary for lila; and further providing; that whenever the period shall arrive, et which, if Captain Michael .had continued in the Military Ser- ' vice, he would have succeeded to the command of a Regiment,l and a share of off-reckonings, the said Salary of 6821. 10s. per annum he increased, from that date, to 1,0501. per annum, for life. Copy of the Resolution before-mentioned, together with tha Documents upon which it has been formed, are open for the in opection of the Proprietors, at this House. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. GRANTHAM CANAL NAVIGATION. • - T HE several Proprietors of 'Shares in this under taking may receive a Dividend of 101. a Share, dedared at the General Annual Meeting held on the 4th instant, by applying to Messrs. J. and J. Wright And Co. the Treasurers, Nottingham; and, for convenience, such Proprietors as reside in Grantham, or the neighbourhood, may receive their DiVidends at my office on or before the Ist of July next. All Persons claiming under Trans fers, Wills, or Administrations, not registered in the books of the Company, must apply to me for their Dividends. • By Order, WM. OSTLER, Grantham, May2s, 1826. Clerk to the Company. BRITISH ROCK and PATENT SALT COMPANY.—The DIRECTORS inform the Public, that the Company's Works being in full operation, their Agents are constantly supplied with, SALT of every description; and the prices at which they can deliver it at their Warehouse, No. 59, Lower Thames-street, Loudon.-are, under • five tons, Manure, 31s. ; Common Fishery, 455. ; Butter, 465. ; Finest Quality, stoved, 50s. ; British Bay, 655. ; Basket, 170 b. ; and ROck in Lumps, 428. per ton. A considerable reduction will be made to persons who take more than five tons, and the several sorts specified will be charged by the cargo in the Pool, London, 285., 355., 365. 40a., 55a., 1505., and 375. 6d. per ton ; and at Liverpool, 12s. 6d., 15s. 6tL, 1714 6d., 235. 6d. ; and Rock, 15s. 3d. per ton. ' The low price at which Salt may now be purchased, renders it worthy the attention of Farmers, Graziers, Hay-makers, Garde ners, anti of others who have not yet experienced its advantages. Orders for Salt are likewise received at the Company's Works, Anderton, near Northwich ; Lawton, Roughwood, and Wheelock, Cheshire ; Shirleywick, Staffordshire ; and by their Agents, Mr. Alexander Reid, Liverpool; Messrs. Joseph Young and Son, Bristol ; Messrs. Gairdner, Glasgow ; and Mr. Robert Miln, Arbroath, where samples of the Salt may be seen and informa tion given. • CONTRACT for 25,000 TONS of COAL.— The DIRECTORS of the BRITISH ROCK and PATENT SALT COMPANY hereby give Notice, that, on ThursdaY- the 15th. day of June next, instead of Thursday the Ist of June, previously advertised, they will be prepared to receive Sealed tenders at their Office in London, and to contract, for the supply of the Company's Works at Anderton, near Northwich, Cheshire, with Coals, for one year, from the 30th of the said mouth. Every particular may be known by applying personally, or by letter, post paid, to the Mi.naging Director, at the Com pany's Office, No. 3, Great Winchester-street, London. TO THE PUBLIC. A T the p rese n t - moment , w h en so many articles, necessary to the comforts of the poorer classes, are more or less liable to taxation, it may surely be a question, whether the abolition of Lotteries, by which the State . was a gainer or nearly half a million per annum, be, or be not a wise mea sure ? 'Tis true, that, ea they were formerly conducted, the system -wee fraught with some evil. Insurances were allowed upon the fate of numbers through protracted drawings, and ate the in insurances .could be effected for very mall sums, those who could ill afford los s imbibed a spirit for gambling, - which the Legisla tore very wisely moat effectually prevented, by adopting, in the year 1809, the present improved mode of deciding the whole Lot tery in one Day. As it is at present conducted, the Lottery is a voluntary tax, contributed to only by those who can afford it, and collected with out trouble or expence ; one, by which many brandies of the Revenue are considerably aided, and by MORRIS of which hundreds of persons find employment. The wisdom of those who at this time resign the income produced by it, and add to the number of the unemployed, way, as I have observed ill a farmer address, surely be questioned. Mr. Pitt, whose ability in matters of financial arrangement few will question, and whose morality was proverbial, would not, I am bold to ear, have yielded to an outery against a tax, the con tinuing of which would have enabled him to let the labourer drink his humble beverage at a reduced price, or the industrious artisan to pursue his occupation by a cheaper light. lint we live in other times, in the age of improvement !—To stake patrimonial estates at : Hazard or Eearte in the purlieus of St. James's is merely amusement, but to purchase a Ticket in the Lottery, by means of which a man may gain an estate at a trifling risk, i s —i mmora l ! nay, within a few hours of the time I write, were not many of our Nobility and Senators, some of whom I dare say voted against Lotteries, assembled betting thousands upon a Horse Race ? In saying so much it may be thought that I am somewhat pre sumptuous, or that I take a partial view of the case. It is, how ever, my honest opinion, abstracted from personal considerations, that the measure of abolishing Lotteries is an unwise one, and as such I give it to that Public, of whom I have been for many rare the highly favoured servant, and for whose patronage, though Lotteries cease, my gratitude will ever continue. As one of the Last Contractors, I have assisted in arranging a Scheme, the approval of which by the Public is hourly testified by the increasing demand for Tickets and Shares. It contains, and for the first time that a Scheme ever did, SIX , Grand Prizes of THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS, all Sterling Money. For the sale of. Capitals of that amount my Offices have long been famed, for there were sold the First, the Last, and more than Half of all that have ever been drawn. For the sale of 'other Capitals my Offices are too well known to make it re qu i s i t e f or me to enumerate, or make any remark, beyond a general one, th at they are invariably sitecrieful, and of that the Public are fully aware by the continued preference I have received f or many years. This Lottery being, as Parliament has revolved, THE LAST THAT EVER WILL BE DRAWN, is to be decided all in One Day, IRth of Joix. In a former Address I apprized the Public, that the price of Tickets awl Shares would rise after the 27th inst. : it has risen, rising, and will continue to rise as the Drawing approaches. I have the honour to be your devoted Servant, T. DISH, Stock-Broker, 4, Curnhill, 8~ 9, Charing- . Cross. 89th lility, 1826. C lIE VA I,IER 11 US PMI'S MEDIC INES. frHE CHEVALIER RUSPINI begs to Worm pointed Mr. Charl es B ut l er, 4 , _AL the Nobility, 'G entry , an d t h e Public, that he has ap of his Medicin es , v i z. the Dentrifice ant i T i ncture ,f or beautify ing and preservin g t h e T eeth and Gums, and fastening those Cheapside,the Agent for the sale Teeth that are loose; his Elixir for curing the Toothache, and the Balsamic Styptic f or stopp i ng all Blee di ngs, exter n a l eni internal. They are now prepared by the CIIEVA LIEU, from the original Receipts orhis Father. Sold by Chemist, 4, °hearth* Corner of . Saint l'aul's, London ; 54, Sackvilte-street, Dublin; and 73, Prim"' ,trect, Edinburgh ; Smyth and Nephew, Perfnmers, New trend-street; and the principal ..illethatte Venders throughout the United Kingdom. °,,,* The above Medicines cann o t b e G enu i ne un l ess t h e Name of the Chevalier J. B. Ituspini is engraved on the Go vernment Stamp which is attached to each Bottle. LITERATURE. M 10401113 of the COURT of FI=NN Txs EIGIITX ; by Mn.e A Titomrsox. In every age, any demonstration of superior talent or attainments in the one sex has been accompanied by a corresponding intellectual superiority in the other. Corinna, the Lesbian Sappho, Aspasia, Virginia, a►►d Cornelia, were (respectively) of the days of Pindar, of Alcams, of Socrates, of Brutus, and of Cate ; and there is no feature marking more distinctly the high intellectual character of our own times than. that ex traordinary development of female genius by which they are distinguished. It seems to us, that a different destiny as necessa rily implies a difference of intellectual as of physical character in the sexes; and we are by no means more disposed to allow generally to our fair enemies the same strength of intellect with ourselves, than to allow them the same strength of arm. If, however, this our belief could be in any way shaken, it would be by works such as that at present before us. Mrs. Thompson has undertaken the his tory of a period of uncommon national interest and importance, not only in the events it has produced, but m the peculiar characters of the individuals who were the chief actors in those events. She has taken a bold and comprehensive view of, her subject. The characters of Henry, Wolsey, and Gardiner, also stand throughout prominent, as influ encing the great political changes of the time, and the slow and secret progress of the R eformation is indicated with uncommon skill in the increasing boldness of the laity, and their (hitherto unheard-of) freedom of speech with regard to ecclesiastical abuses. In matters of society and costume, Mrs. Thomp son is perfectly au fat, and in this department her work possesses a novel anti very peculiar interest. We select almost at random the following illustrations of our criticism : " The ladies of this period possessed one considerable advantage over those of the nineteenth century. They were generally inde pendent of the male part of the community in their amusements; sometimes, indeed, they condescended to join their husbands and brothers in the chase, but they had frequently parties of their owe, in which, riding on their Spanish jeanettes, with a leash of fa vourite harehounds, or greyhounds, they wound the horn, and roused end pursued the game without assistance, 'although . their rank required that a number of retainers should he in attendance. As, in those days, the mode in which ladies rode resembled that of the men, it was a symptom of fashionable affectation to adapt a part of the male attire, familiar to the females of Turkey and of the East, but indecorous, because • contrary to custom, in this. country. The ladies of Bury, in SUffOlk; were,afterwards upset; for their bold defiance of sarcasm, and for their perseverance in the use of male habiliments." " The Abilities of Wohey were sufficiently apparent to show ' that he might be an effectual ally to either party. Fox, delimit') of attach* to his interests a man Of - consummate address end of insinuating manners, lost no opportunity of introducing lihn to the observation of the King; and hoping to diminish the +omen- dancy of Surrey, he procured Wohey a seat iu the Privy Council. Possessed of this privilege, Wolsey displayed so much eloquence and sagacity, that the. King soon manifested a greater degree of attention to hie opinions than to those of graver and more expe rienced advisers. Wolsey, encouraged by the approbation of the King, took especial care to improve it into a decided regard, by advancing whatever he conceived would be most agreeable to Henry, knowing well the right course to promotion. Perceiv ing the aversion of his young Master to business, Wolsey per suaded him to leave all importunate concerns to his management, and to give up his time to those amusements in which he de lighted, assuring the King that no decisions should be passed in the Council, but such as he knew to be desired by him. To this apparent complaisant* of temper, Wolsey added advantages almost sufficient in themselves to have ?repossessed Henry in his favour. He was at that period of life, be►ng at this time thirty-seven years of age, when man have usually acquired experience and caution, without ceasing to possess the more attractive qualities of youth : he had a natural gift of eloquence, guided by diacrimiriation, so that he could adapt his conversation, with singular facility, to the various humours of those with whom he conversed. Neither was he restrained by any religious scruples from partaking of pleasures, which decorum might deem improper in one: of his sacred functions. With the gallants of the Court he laughed, sang, and jested ; and his house soon became the scene of festi vities and splendour. Yet, amidst the ;;aides of polite society, Wolsey forgot not to introduce discussions of such a nature as to impress the King with an opinion of his learning and sagacity ; and so successful was he, that he now begun to rule them that before ruled him :' who was now in high favour but Mr. Al moner ? who had all the mute but Mr. Almoner ? and who ruled all under the King but Mr. Almoner ?" The influence of Wol icy was thus increasing, when war was declared against France ; and Henry, stinu►lated by a violent ardour for military fame, and flattered . by the proposal of Maximilian to enter the 'English set , . vice as a private soldier, determined to invade the neighbouring kingdom in person." CURRENCY QUESTION. .The important discussion in Parliament, this Ses sion, upon the Currency Question, and the well known publication of Mr. `rookie upon that subject, have drawn the attention of the public more strongly to this keenly contested subject' than at any former period. An able pamphlet,' reVieiving Mr. TooKE's " Considerations," has. jtn,t appeared, by Thomas Doubleday, Esq. of Newe as tl e - u p on -Ty ne , an d i s highly spoken of by political econonnst s . We sub join the following brief extract, and very pr o b a bly may revert to the interesting subject again : " 'f of which the curroincies are similar, thepri l ce w e 'h of the he t y w re tl ot t a rh' rtTeles Of consumption, food being by fur tlsegreatest, must necessarily be pretty much upo n a f oot i ng . S o much of the currency of a country—so great 4 portion of the cir. i s employed in the purcluir of food, that the 4m7reo l a p on t : n r, altered. Let. meat given in exchange for a feriain sum, may be les gilt n n ux nl b l ; i : u t t n i l ee nt e i t e ; r t sti tt i t : wo T i h yt o n i tt r o ja t n io ti e ty pti , t ) i f er: ottl fl r or of butchers, Boned by,flosine, or increased by plenty ; but the quantity o f the circulating medium upon the whole, and/cub/a to such to o na t e ie l c iase rea s i must ,n,uiiiitii i i, t i s i iel loi f t zir equia 4 s, o ,,ltvl i ft r i l ' ho m :: c y' iin i m st ett i s i i e t l y .i t t il ( "hi ; thing, necessarily continue lunch the sanie. Nor is this a paradox, not withstanding the th Am ictu s u ou tio i l l is a i e n i t ) l r l i c cm sta prices r tec ise l: volimtihi i n it : * :i t:: i‘ r :a l l i in up b j : z ga : l o : r st to ' prove directly the contrary. It must be recollected, that the prices of average years are the Aid/hest which the ptx - ple 14 niversall,v pay. i t l l : 4 e t n itttelTi P rerhnincievniauo:: for the t l it e t t n h ti t e 7:l: l the 1 : i i a t tivisinerlcle thetif the ii s dealers ttir )f still fewer_ap ti r u n z d t eit p o a a i t . i t ilee is in N paidt'eilel-ylgiyitioratoi,fne.otwittit:iosshthu: by still are statonen6 and plea -current e t 4 ll then leAn' push a ti C i i t n al l 1 , t il Y e starvation ' that iliOnnti alufl (isriMec t iosa l: tfri e auce ir i: : : :a sE'..oersirin p tcaffirts i l i d:ls f e or e a r ° few " v er b u a ti g h c e s is c o n f n :l ii t:il e t L'i n i ;ay :so n :u s et r i e iZst lt s i t s : t the reasoning of the political ettmotniali as thatthe saranpa 1(1 forliguthr: Pniick SEVEN-PENCE UNIVERSITY INTELLIG ENCE. Oxman, MAy 2'7.—Oit Wednesday the 17th Kist. Joseph Mande, of Queen's College, WilB elected and admitted a Scholar of that Society, 'on life. 'Nichol's foundation. Ou the 17th .instant' the Re*. Richard Clayton, of University college; was admitted to the degree of Master of Arts; and on the Tune rlay the Ittn. Philip Thornton, M.A. of Clare hall, Cikm_ bridge, and Rector of Brockhan, Noithamptonahire, was admitted ad eundem.. On Monday last, being Trinity Monday, the Res' , . Sas, Hard •wicke Dyer; M.A._ Scholar of Trinity, wan elected Probationer Fellow, and Mr. George Cotes, Scholar on the old foundation; and Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton, Commoner of Oriel Col lege, Ssbolar on 1111 - Mount's foundation, of Trinity College. Vii . Prizes for the year I t 126 have been awarded to the follow ing Gentlemen CUANCELLOWS Vellits...lllundeB Pyre/ri. Francis 11. Leighton, Dotty of Magdalen. English Etcsay—ls a rude, or a refined ace, more favourable to the production of works of fiction ?---George Moberly, B.A. of lialliol. Sir R.' NEWhIGATr', Nur.--Euglisli Verso— Tettjan'e Walter 'fireman, Commoner of Wadhain. Exa,aacTon'a Timor.owcAr.. l'arzz..—Euglisli Essay - The operation of hrunau causes only will not sufficiently account for the propapation of Christianity.—ltov. Mums Win. Carr, B.A. of II razetiose. We hear that the • English Essay, to which the Theological Prize has been adjudged, will be read in the course.of the ensuing week in the Divinity School, on the day which the Vice-Chan cellor shall appoint. On 'Thursday the following Degrees were conferred :—Rev. C. Heatlicote Ruston Rooks, M.A. of St. John's College, Cam bridge, and Barlbro' llail, Derbyshire, admitted ad cundem. .ilikcinmon: CIVIL LAW,—Rev. David Williams, Fel low of New CAIN. Mama, ARTS.-11oh Hugh Stowell, St. Edmund Hall ; William Marriott Caldecott, Oriel ; Rev. Henry Wm. Robinson. Michell, Scholar of Trinity; James Duff Ward, Trinity ; Chris topher Samuel Flood, Wadham ; Rev. John Beaky, Fellow of lirtlliol ; Rev. Joseph Hewlett, Worcester. • llacumoas os Aurs..--Richard Smith Kay, Corpus, Grand Compounder; Thomas Pitman, Wadham, Grand Compounder; John Usticke Scobell, Balliul, Grand Onupounder ; Edward Ness, St. Mary Hall; Richard Rawlins, Magdalen Hall ; James Sal mond and Robert Kilvert, Oriel; Richard Whitelock, Lotd Crewe's Exhibitioner of Lincoln ; Isaac Williams, Scholar of Trinity; James Thompson and Charles Destairtmgh Stewart. University; Mee Rees Scholar of Jesus; Charles Lushington, Student of Christ Church ; Robert Shaw, Christ Church ; Wiltisas Previa Trelawney Wickham, • and Thomas Peach lioldich ; ; Henry Edmeades; Merton ; Thomas Arthur Poye, Fellow of St. John's. On Sunday last the Right Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of this Diocese held an Ordination in the Cathedral at Christ Church, when the following persons were ordained Dencons.—Edward Wines, B.A. Curate of Fritwell ; Robert Appleton, B.A. Citrate of Nuffield • Octavius Leach, B.A. Scho lar of Jesus Coll ege ; F re d er ick einem° Middleton, B.A. Demy of Magdalen College ; Theophibis Iliddolph, M.A. Fellow of Corpus • Christi College; Francis Mateodaz, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College;' Robert Walker, M.A. Chaplain of Wadham Col lege; Wm. Watson James A. Langford, MA. Curate of Virat• lington ; Richard Charles Hippisley Tuekfield, B.A. Fellow of All Souls ; Edward Fead, M. A. Fellow of Queen's College ; Ralph Bernell., B.A. Derry of Magdalen Colhse; Frederick Alexander t terkey , B.A7glinDirirehrist Church ; Cyril Geo. Hutchinson, M. A. Student of Christ Church ; Augustus Short, B.A. Student of Christ Church ; Robert Barr loprne, Student of Christ Church; William Robert Newbult, U.A. Stu dent of Christ Church ; Benjamin John Harrison, B.A. `tenant of Christ Church; William Hazel, -B.A. Chaplain of Christ Church ; Henry Linton, B.A. Dimly of Magdalen College; ()Amain, D.A. Scholar of Wadhain College; Win. Matthews, ILA. Chaplain of New College; Andrew Blozhant, MA.Scholar of • Wadham College; Robert Thorp, M.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College; Thomas Arthur Powys, Fellow of St. John's College. PatesTs.—i-Edward Creswell, M.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College ; George Tyndall, ALA. Fellow of Merton College; F. C. Steel, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College; Wm. Greeley, M.A. Student of Christ-church ; Francis Jackson Blandy, M.A. Fellow of St. John's college; • Wm. Henry Cynric Lloyd, M.A. Scholar of Jesus college ; Peter Titley, 13. A. Scholar of Jesus College ; John Samuel Smalley, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College; Henry Allison Dodd, M.A. Chaplain of Queen's College; Alfred Eyler Davis, B.A. Curate of Langford; Henry John Pasant!, B. A. Curate of Noke; Charles John Plower, M.A. Fellow of Oriel College ; George Powys •Stopllird, B. A. Fellow of All Souls College. ECCLXISIASTICAL Parmenstewrtio—We hear that his Grace the Archbishop of York has been pleased to collate the Rev. Arch deacon Bull to a Prebendal Stall in that Cathedral, void by the depth of the Rev. R. Goodenough. The Rev. John William Hughes, of Trinity college, has been appointed Chaplain of All college, in the room of the late Mr. Graham. rho Rev. George Peacock, M.A., F.R S. Fellow of Trinity college, Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Wymeawould, Leicester shire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Professor Clark ; patrons, the Master and Fellows of that Society. The Rev. Robert Green Rogers, M.A. to the Rectory of Yin.- lington, Somerset:ike, void by the death of the Rev. Cannon Fraukland. PRICACUERB AT Sr. MARIA,.....ReV. Mr. Vaux, of Da Bampton Lecture, Sunday morning; MO. the Wardeitof New college, in the afternoon; Rev. Mr. Hawkins, of Oriel college, on the 29th of May. PAZACKERS AT CARFAX,....kev. Mr. Tyler, (Charity Sermon) on Sunday morning ; %W. Mr. Brown, in the afternoon; Rev. Mr.. Cox, on the 20th of May. ._ .... , , Mr. D ' awson on Friday night, complained , o f a mis-statesuent o f one of his speeches with respect to a Mr. Latonche, ctirifined for debt in the King's Bench prison. Then why does not Mr. Dawson, in com mon with other Members, contrive that reporters should have decent accommodation ? Mr. Dawson givenbent twouldthen, , be hy mortified ttot g e if to g tl e te n if and others expect to see their speeches faithfully g at i :C e e n ciles ai l l y t e i re M no em t tlemen a decent place to sit in ? Why thrust diem up in a hot crowded gallery ? We should like Mr. Dawson anti others to try their hands at reporting, for one week, in the place where the reporters at present are doom e d t o sit, and then, perhaps, they' would inak© an alteration for the better."--Morning Herold. APOLLONICON.---The Concert on Saturday was opened with a symphony, Mozart ; this was followed 'by " Ah perdona,' which was tastefully played, and encored. Knyvett' s g l ee , tt Th e Bells of St. Mi chael's To wer ," was not so we ll per f ormed, there Ives too much ornament. A was a beautiful specimen of the composer's. .Powers. grand march, C. E. Horne'S delightful ballad, tt Fee boon te B m: and was culled. for a secom . t jug," was very effective, iond tunbrel ' time. The Finale was, 46 s oullr i the . .not crowded. The audience was brilliant. enough ! : bt't ' , gardens of his Grace A beautiful black swan in til i,:at its wing broken latel th e Duke of Buckingham, at • t MS ., b y Weber, „''':; k iiretalio at it, and one of tee by # o ifie , Peron throwing 4 ''''' it front its . unkind and broken. . . ~ statues has Iwori wantonly thrT,v, fair ' a . ' t ,' Evety one who hoe wit. 01 '.! ni 'a , n l io leS 1 1 , j!a h radise, and ex perienced the civility wh ich , "„ ‘7 a " °a . % ,ii. in!, cannot hut regret th a t h e te ll& twain' no . tno it! an ti . tigi a i. ully repaid for al iowiur fine a „,,„, to the punh‘ to view Ins mansion and domains. Thi, i. we ll w orth the attention . of tbost. , very liberal persons Who would threw open. nor national monuments to the public. Open woun i miee ,- Abbey to the People, and. in one week not a statue would remain unsoutilateth..,jeh n AA 2 0 2 2